West Coast Sailing
Lighted Boat Parades Adorn the Bay
The lighted boat parades have been cruising the Bay from Petaluma to South Beach and beyond.
Haven Boatworks: Full Service Boatyard in Port Townsend
From simple bottom maintenance and paint, to complete restoration and new construction, including diesel engines, parts and service.
San Francisco on the Bay: “The List”
Discover San Francisco Bay and all that inspires those of us who live or visit here.
2025 Season Champions — December Edition
Latitude's "Season Champions" feature is an annual tradition in which we briefly highlight the sailors and boats that won their various season championships throughout the course of 2025.
The Resourceful Sailor Asks: “Are Your Dock Lines Ready for Winter?”
Fall is a good time to inspect your dock lines to ascertain that they are up to the task for winter and have adequate chafe protection. If your dock lines aren’t nylon, I’ll go out on a limb and say they should be.
From Los Gatos to the Voiles de Saint Tropez in France
No matter how far away you sail you'll end up crossing tacks with California sailors.
Midwinter Sailing in Sausalito: A Bit Chili
Sausalito Yacht Club hosted its second Chili Midwinters race on December 7, with Pat Broderick of 'NANCY' providing a firsthand account.
Where Are They Now? Sailors Changing Latitudes
By the time their stories appear on these pages, the sailors who wrote them are often many miles and oceans away on further adventures.
Good Jibes # 221: Commodore Tompkins on 600,000 Miles of Sailing, With Host John Arndt, Pt 1
This week we chat with one of the great legends of sailing, 93-year-old Commodore Tompkins.
A Nostalgic Return to St. Katharine Docks Marina, London
Horst Wolff and Julia Shovein recently returned to St. Katharine Docks Marina, where they spent seven months prior to the 2012 Olympics.
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